Build a request file to query Bloomberg

The request file is generated according to Bloomberg Data License Documentation. Refer to the Documentation to build the request.

RblRequestBuilder(header, fields, identifiers, overrides = c())

Arguments

header

named vector of headers. E.g. c(FIRMNAME = RblUser(), PROGRAMNAME = 'getdata')

fields

vector of Bloomberg fields. E.g. c('PX_LAST', 'PX_OPEN', 'PX_HIGH', 'PX_LOW')

identifiers

vector of Bloomberg identifiers. E.g. c('SXXE Index', 'SX5E Index')

overrides

named vector of Bloomberg overrides. E.g. c('END_DT' = '20100101')

Value

character string representing the request file. Upload it to query Bloomberg (see RblUpload)

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Run RblConnect first

# Build a request file to download the daily closing prices of 
#  EURO STOXX Index from 2005-01-01 to 2015-12-31.
RblRequest <- 
     RblRequestBuilder(
          header = c(FIRMNAME = RblUser(), 
                     PROGRAMNAME = 'gethistory', 
                     DATERANGE = '20050101|20151231'),
          fields = c('PX_LAST'), 
          identifiers = c('SXXE Index')
     )
RblRequest
}